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A Comprehensive Guide to Meaningful Use and EHR

Arkenea

physicians has surged from 18 percent in 2001 to 92 percent in 2018. It consists of information that is listed on a patients’ medical sheet. EHR includes vital signs, medical history, medications, diagnosis, progress reports, allergies, immunizations, imaging reports, and laboratory data.

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Personal and Professional Choices in PSA Testing: A Teaching Moment

The Healthcare Blog

In my practice as a board-certified nurse practitioner, I am frequently asked about prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing by my male patients. Nursing practice and medical practice often get blurred or lumped together. I am not a medical doctor, I am a nurse practitioner,” is repeated by me multiples of times per day.

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When Trials Find Implausible Results—The SCOT-HEART trial

Sensible Medicine

An imaging test. One group of patients with chest pain received standard stress testing; the other received standard stress testing plus a coronary CT scan (CCTA). The Edinburgh-based team presented their 5-year results in 2018, and their 10-year results last week. Not a drug. Not an intervention. Both were positive.

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To Preempt Government Action, Insurers Say They’re Fixing Prior Authorization

Forbes Healthcare

Follow Author Jul 02, 2025, 08:22am EDT Share Save Comment Insurers designate certain prescription drugs with prior authorization to ensure safe and medically. Here, a healthcare provider must obtain approval from a health insurer before prescribing a medication. More appropriate use but also to contain costs.

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Startup That Makes Robots For Cataract Surgery Raises $125 Million In One Of Largest Fundraises For A Surgical Robotics Firm

Forbes Healthcare

C ataract surgery is one of the world’s most common medical procedures, with more than 4 million of them done each year in the United States alone, but there simply aren’t enough doctors available to meet the demand for everyone who needs the surgery. What if a robot could do it better than humans? It’s targeting the U.S.

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How Two Fathers Turned Personal Crisis Into Preeclampsia Innovation

Forbes Healthcare

Follow Author Jun 11, 2025, 07:00am EDT Jun 11, 2025, 03:28pm EDT Share Save Comment Left to right Mirvie's cofounders: Maneesh Jain aand Stephen Quake Mirvie uses RNA technology to predict pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia, through a simple blood test. The preeclampsia laboratory testing market is valued at $16.3

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No More ‘Dabbling’: It’s Time to Embrace Value-Based Care

The Healthcare Blog

In many ways, kidney care is a useful test bed for the efficacy of VBC in both primary and specialty care. While nephrologists are, of course, specialists, they often coordinate care for their patients, serving as a sort of medical home for people experiencing chronic kidney disease. Alex Azar was the Secretary of the U.S.